Lock for bag or satchel frames



(No Model.

A. GOERTZ.

LOOK FOR BAG 0R SATGHBL FRAMES. No. 379,158. I Patented Mar. 6, 1888.

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UNITED STATES PATE T OFFICE.

AUGUST GOERTZ, OF NEWARK, NEV JERSEY.

LOOK FOR BAG OR SATCHEL FRAMES.

SPECIFICATION forming part; of Letters Patent No. 379,158, dated March 6, 1883.

Application tiled December 28, 1887. Serial No. 259,208. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that 1, AUGUST GOERTZ, of Newark, in the county of Essex and State of New Jersey, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Locks for Bag or Satchel Frames, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to an improved fastener for bag or satchel frames, which fastener to can be conveniently opened and closed, and

tion on the second jaw of the frame.

front edge, so as to pass readily over the trans- 50 tion.

verse bar, spring action being imparted to thebook by a U-shaped spring set into a side rccess of the shank of the hook, said spring being seated at one end in a socket of the base of the recessed stud and at the otherend in a recess at the rear end of the hook.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 represents a side elevation of a bag or satchel, showing my improved fastener in end eleva- Fig. 2 is a vertical transverse section of the same on line as m, Fig. 3; and Fig. 3, a top view, partly in horizontal section.

Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts.

In the drawings, a represents a centrally-recessed stud, which is riveted by its shank or base to one jaw of the bag or satchel frame. Into the recess of the stud a is pivoted a locking-hook, I), by a transverse pivot-pin, 01, said locking-hook being provided with a side recess, b, in which is arranged a U-shaped spring, one end of which passes along the front heel, b", of the side recess, b, into a socket, e, in the shank or base of the stud a, while 5 the other end engages arecess near the heel b front edge of the locking-hook b is preferably rounded off and provided with a ball-shaped head or terminal, f, so as tofacilitate the taking hold of the hook in opening or closing the fastener. The locking-hook 11 engages a transverse bar or projection, g, which is supported by two studs, 9, applied to the adjoiningjaw ofthe bag-frame, the rounded-off front edge of the hook passing along the bar 9, when the bars are pushed toward each other, so as to be raised against the tension of the spring until the hook has passed over the bar and engages it by the action of the spring, keeping thereby the jaws of the spring in locked position. For openingthe pocket-book frame, the hook b is lifted against the tension of its spring until it clears the transverse bar g, so

that the jaws of the frame can be moved away from each other. The swinging motion of the lockinghook b is limited by the heels 1) Z) of the recess b, in which the spring is located, said heels abutting against the base 01' the stud a'.

The catch is readily put together and forms a neat and simple fastening device for bag or satchel frames, that secures the automatic locking of the jaws when they are closed, while it is readily opened by lifting the locking-hook, so as to releaseit from the fixed transverse bar of the second jaw.

Having thus described myinvention. Iclaim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent- 1. The combination of a centrally-recessed stud attached to one jaw of the bag or satchel frame, a locking'hook pivoted to said stud, a spring set into a side recess of the hook and secured tothe shank of the stud, and a fixed bar or projection attached to the second jaw of the frame and adapted to be engaged by the hook, substantially as set forth.

2. The combination of a centrally-recessed stud riveted to one jaw of the bag or satchel frame, a locking-hook pivoted to said stud and provided with a side recess, and heels at both sides of said recess, a U-shaped spring located in said recess and applied to a socket in the base of the stud and to a recess of the locking-hook, and a transverse bar or projection attached to the second jaw of the frame, substantially as set forth.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my invention I have signed my name in presence of two subscribing witnesses.

. AUGUST GOERTZ. \Vitnesses:

PAUL GoEPEL, SIDNEY MANN. 

